[South Florida DX Association] Monthly Southern Florida Section News Summary

[Bill Marx]

 Hi Everyone,
> There's limited news so far this month. Please send club info and photos
soon
>
> The following TSs reported for October -- N4TZH, W4KPG, N4BG, KE4PWE,
KF4KDO,
> K4AW & KF4DQY. Many of our TSs have been assisting their local repeater
groups
> on post-hurricane repairs.  TS Phil, KE4PWE, moderates the weekly PBC Tech
> Net, Fridays, 7 PM on the 147.135 WPB ARC repeater.
>
> ECs reporting for October: N4LEM, KG4CHW, WA4ASJ, WA4GUK
>
> OES reports for October: KE4UEI and W4RCL.  Also, W4RCL submitted a report
> for August and September after I compiled the news.
>
> SFL Station Activity Report October 2004 -- KA4FZI 441, WA9VND 218, KD4GR
131,
> KE4UOF 111, K4FQU 72, WA2YL 48, AA3BN 41, WA4EIC 34, KG4ILJ 23, KG4MLC 23,
> KG4MLD 21, KG4EQY 20, AF4NR 18, W4WYR 18, WY4F 6
>
> SFL Public Service Honor Roll October 2004 -- K4FQU 135, KA4FZI 110, KD4GR
> 110, KE4UOF 110, WA2YL 110, WA4EIC 100, AA4BN 89, KG4MLC 43, WY4F 14
>
> How do you do the above reports? Here's an example, courtesy of KA4FZI:
>
> Activity report for OES (call sign)
> September, 10 nets, total messages passed: informal traffic 40 pieces,
formal
> traffic 20 pieces, Health & Welfare 15 pieces; hours of operation, Frances
100
> hours, Jeanne 80 hours
>
> The SAR format is simple: orig (NTS messages originated for others), recd
(NTS
> messages received), sent (NTS messages sent), deld (NTS messages
delivered),
> Total (of all NTS messages)
>
> Your report for Sep might look like: SAR SEP orig 0 recd 10 sent 24 deld 1
> total 35
>
> The PSHR format is:
> 1/(# of traffic/emer nets checked into - max 40) your Sep score would have
> been 1/10
> 2/(# of NTS messages handled - max 40) your Sep score would have been 2/35
> 3/(ARRL apointments @10 each) for OES you earn 10 so the score is 3/10
> 4/(Scheduled emer prep activities 5/hour) ARES nets, SET, etc. 2nets=10
pts so
> 4/10
> 5/(Unplanned emer activities 5/hour) your total hurrican service was 180
hours
> so your points would be 5 X 180 or 900 so 5/900
> 6/(running a digital BBS or MBO 10 max) yours would be 6/0
> Total (add them) 900+10+10+35+10 = 965 GREAT!! (70 points is required for
> credit by ARRL)
>
> Your report to me would look like: PSHR SEP 1/10 2/35 3/10 4/10 5/900
total
> 965
> Pretty simple ... yes?
> --------------
> SFL Net Reports October 2004
> NET -- Abbreviation -- # of Sessions -- QNI (participants)--QTC (messages
> handled)-- MGR
> ARRL Information Net -- AIN -- 4 --  47 --  5 -- W4WYR
> Southwest Florida Traffic Net -- SWFTN -- 26 --  354 --  42 -- K4FQU
> Martin Co. Amateur Radio Assn. --  MCARA -- 2 -- 19 -- 0 -- KE4UEI
> St Lucie Repeater Association  -- SLRA -- 5 --  56 --  1 -- KE4UEI
> Southern Florida ARES Net -- SFAN --  5 --  54 --  3 -- KD4GR
> Florida Medium Speed Net  -- FMSN --  31 --  243 --  31 -- AG4RJ
> Florida Amateur SSB Traffic Net  -- FAST --  62 -- 382 -- 38 -- WA9VND
> Southeast Florida Traffic Net -- SEFTN --  62 -- 976 --  135 -- KD4GR
>
> (If your club or ARES group has a traffic net please send your net reports
to
> KA4FZI, our Section Traffic Manager.  She compiles these reports and sends
> them to Headquarters and the information is used when ARRL officials lobby
in
> Washington and or apply for grant money.  Not sure what info is needed?
Send
> her an e-mail for instructions -- ka4fzi at aol.com.)
> ================================
> Bulletin Report from David Smith KE4UEI: Recd 22, Sent 6, Total 28
>
> -------------------------------------------------
> The South Florida DX Association felt it important to contribute to the
> Spectrum Defense Fund. They will be sending a check for $100 to that ARRL
Fund
> and will be encouraging our Members to contribute as well.   Has your club
> made a contribution?
>
> ARRL has reinstated commissions to clubs. For the past couple of years,
clubs
> have earned $15 commissions for NEW memberships, only. Effective
immediately,
> clubs will also earn $2 for each RENEWAL they turn in. The program applies
to
> regular and senior membership dues.
>
> There is a Brevard County Youth Net, run by Alex Fisher, KG4WMM, on
Saturday
> Evenings at 1930 local on the K4EOC Repeater in Rockledge, 147.135.  It
begins
> as a directed net and then after traffic is passed, it goes informal to
allow
> the kids to get on the air.  Do we have any other Youth nets in the
section?
> Would young hams, 21 and under like to get together at the Section
Convention
> at the Miami Hamboree?  Drop me an e-mail with your information and
comments.
>
> EMCOMM Exams will be given in Okeechobee at the Red Cross Building after
the
> hamfest on 11/27.  Information & directions to the test site will be
available
> at the ARRL table at the hamfest or via e-mail to me. (w4stb at arrl.net)
>
> TOYS --  Please contribute to the ARRL toy drive if you are able.  It's OK
to
> give to a local charity instead, just realize that ham radio will not get
the
> national recognition for the local donation.
>
> ------------------------------------------------
> Media Hits:
> Here's a link to a good article about antenna restrictions:
>
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/broward_county/10169229.htm
>  Our new PIC (Public Information Coordinator) Stephanie Phillips, K4MVO
was
> one of the amateurs interviewed for the article.
>
> David Marquardt, KG4NDD, Alex Fisher, KG4WMM, and James Dean, KI4GMB,
appeared
> on Brevard Notes, a program on Brite House cable TV. They talked about
ARES,
> BEARS, JOTA & their Ham Radio experiences during the recent hurricanes.
>
> David Smith was interviewed by the Granada Television Network (BBC) for a
> weather program concerning lightning. It will be seen on the Discover
> International Channel and around the globe on various networks.  David is
a
> two-time lightning strike survivor.  (Dave always sends us OES, Skywarn,
and
> Net reports.  He had sad news recently -- both of his teenage daughters
were
> seriously injured in an auto accident on their way home from a statewide
band
> competition.  Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers).


That's all for now. News & photos will be on the news page at arrl.org soon.

73,
Sherri W4STB
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ARRL Southern Florida Section
Section Manager: Sharon T. Brower, W4STB
w4stb at arrl.org